[Hiring] Senior Software Development Engineer in Test @Goods & Services

Role Description

Goods & Services is looking for a Senior Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) with strong technical expertise in Mobile and Web automation, proven leadership skills, excellent communication abilities, and hands-on experience leveraging AI to improve engineering productivity and quality. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who can design and build automation frameworks from scratch, drive technical decisions, and establish scalable automation practices.

• Design, develop, and implement scalable automation frameworks for Mobile and Web applications.
• Build automation solutions from the ground up, not just maintain existing frameworks.
• Develop automated tests for native Android and iOS applications, hybrid applications, and web platforms.
• Integrate automated testing into CI/CD pipelines.
• Leverage AI-powered development tools to accelerate automation, improve code quality, and optimize testing workflows.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, and establish automation standards and best practices.
• Collaborate effectively with developers, QA engineers, stakeholders, and client teams.
• Take ownership of technical challenges, propose solutions, and drive implementation.

Qualifications

• Experience with Appium 2.x (Android and iOS)
• Experience with UIAutomator2 and XCUITest
• Experience with Android SDK, Android Studio, ADB
• Experience with Xcode, iOS Simulator, and physical device testing
• Experience with Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, or Python
• Experience with TestNG, JUnit, or equivalent test frameworks
• Experience testing native, hybrid, and mobile web applications
• Experience with Playwright, Selenium WebDriver, or Cypress
• Experience with Cross-browser testing and automation framework design
• Experience with Page Object Model and maintainable test architecture
• REST API testing experience using Postman, REST Assured, or similar tools
• Experience with API test automation and validation
• Experience with JSON, HTTP, and authentication mechanisms
• Experience with Git and GitHub
• Experience with Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or equivalent
• Experience with Maven, Gradle, or npm
• Experience integrating automated tests into CI/CD pipelines
• Hands-on experience with GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code, or similar tools
• Practical use of AI for test generation, framework development, code reviews, debugging, and automation optimization
• Ability to evaluate and apply AI-generated solutions while maintaining engineering quality standards
• Proven technical leadership, including mentoring engineers, driving technical decisions, and influencing engineering practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly articulate technical challenges, solutions, and recommendations.
• Ability to communicate confidently with clients, technical teams, and stakeholders.
• Strong ownership, problem-solving skills, and ability to work independently.
• Experience leading technical initiatives from design through implementation.
• Ability to collaborate across distributed, cross-functional teams.

Nice to have

• Experience with BrowserStack, Sauce Labs, or cloud-based device farms.
• Experience with Firebase Test Lab or AWS Device Farm.
• Familiarity with Kotlin and Swift.
• Experience with BDD frameworks such as Cucumber.
• Experience with performance testing using JMeter or k6.
• Knowledge of Docker and containerized testing environments.